Average tax refund in Nebraska ranks 31st highest in the nation

The average refund in the state was $2,919, based on 24/7 Wall St.’s examination of 2017 IRS Data Book numbers. The refunds resulted from more than 245 million tax returns submitted to the Internal Revenue Service by individuals, businesses, trust funds and other entities.

Nebraska residents have a median household income of $59,970. Federal tax collections per capita in the state was $13,255, while the percentage of filers receiving refunds was 47.9.

The average refund calculated in the 24/7 Wall St. study was $3,582. Refunds, however, were not distributed evenly among the states, with residents in three states receiving refunds averaging more than $4,000, while the average in three other states was under $2,500.

The reasons for the wide range in refund numbers are varied, according to the study. Lower refunds tend to go to residents of states with no state income taxes, while residents in states with high tax rates tend to get higher refunds, the study found.

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Average Federal Tax Refunds by State

Rank

State

Median Household Income

Federal Tax Collections per capita

% Filings Receiving Refunds

Average Federal Tax Refund

1

Delaware

$62,852

$17,757

47.6%

$4,445

2

New Jersey

$80,088

$15,972

47.8%

$4,153

3

Connecticut

$74,168

$16,036

48.5%

$4,001

4

Texas

$59,206

$9,573

53.5%

$3,949

5

Minnesota

$68,388

$18,726

47.9%

$3,846

6

Oklahoma

$50,051

$6,897

49.3%

$3,714

7

Illinois

$62,992

$12,680

50.6%

$3,525

8

New York

$64,894

$13,519

48.9%

$3,458

9

Louisiana

$46,145

$9,121

51.9%

$3,261

10

California

$71,805

$11,141

46.5%

$3,239

11

Washington

$70,979

$11,596

48.7%

$3,234

12

Iowa

$58,570

$7,834

48.3%

$3,231

13

Massachusetts

$77,385

$16,472

48.6%

$3,202

14

Wyoming

$60,434

$7,584

42.7%

$3,191

15

North Dakota

$61,843

$8,790

42.9%

$3,175

16

Georgia

$56,183

$9,040

52.1%

$3,153

17

Virginia

$71,535

$10,293

51.1%

$3,124

18

Missouri

$53,578

$11,764

49.7%

$3,105

19

Florida

$52,594

$9,191

46.8%

$3,096

20

Rhode Island

$63,870

$14,078

52.0%

$3,081

21

Pennsylvania

$59,195

$10,917

52.8%

$3,068

22

Maryland

$80,776

$11,772

50.3%

$3,039

23

Mississippi

$43,529

$3,934

56.4%

$3,017

24

Nevada

$58,003

$7,195

52.1%

$3,015

25

Utah

$68,358

$7,249

47.5%

$3,007

26

Kansas

$56,422

$8,775

48.5%

$2,981

27

South Dakota

$56,521

$9,053

43.7%

$2,977

28

Alaska

$73,181

$7,299

49.6%

$2,966

29

Colorado

$69,117

$10,120

44.1%

$2,964

30

Alabama

$48,123

$5,453

54.4%

$2,933

31

Nebraska

$59,970

$13,255

47.9%

$2,919

32

Arkansas

$45,869

$10,804

51.8%

$2,912

33

Tennessee

$51,340

$10,284

57.0%

$2,860

34

Indiana

$54,181

$8,841

56.1%

$2,832

35

South Carolina

$50,570

$5,301

52.0%

$2,828

36

New Hampshire

$73,381

$9,040

50.5%

$2,801

37

Ohio

$54,021

$12,187

54.9%

$2,776

38

Arizona

$56,581

$6,261

48.9%

$2,750

39

Kentucky

$48,375

$7,886

55.7%

$2,742

40

Michigan

$54,909

$8,299

52.4%

$2,737

41

North Carolina

$52,752

$8,065

51.9%

$2,726

42

New Mexico

$46,744

$4,300

52.5%

$2,702

43

Oregon

$60,212

$7,808

44.6%

$2,692

44

Hawaii

$77,765

$6,595

48.4%

$2,682

45

West Virginia

$43,469

$3,844

58.7%

$2,675

46

Wisconsin

$59,305

$9,160

50.8%

$2,621

47

Idaho

$52,225

$6,049

45.6%

$2,512

48

Maine

$56,277

$6,051

46.8%

$2,497

49

Vermont

$57,513

$7,092

45.4%

$2,443

50

Montana

$53,386

$5,788

39.8%

$2,421

Source: 24/7 Wall St.

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